diff --git a/cc/cc.go b/cc/cc.go
index ca3f872..51ac184 100644
--- a/cc/cc.go
+++ b/cc/cc.go
@@ -546,7 +546,7 @@
 		isVariantOnProductionDevice = sanitize.isVariantOnProductionDevice()
 	}
 	vendorAvailable := Bool(ctx.mod.VendorProperties.Vendor_available)
-	return !skipAbiChecks && isVariantOnProductionDevice && ctx.ctx.Device() && ((ctx.useVndk() && ctx.isVndk() && vendorAvailable) || inList(ctx.baseModuleName(), llndkLibraries))
+	return !skipAbiChecks && isVariantOnProductionDevice && ctx.ctx.Device() && ((ctx.useVndk() && ctx.isVndk() && (vendorAvailable || ctx.isVndkExt())) || inList(ctx.baseModuleName(), llndkLibraries))
 }
 
 func (ctx *moduleContextImpl) selectedStl() string {